Realty reared its ugly head again today as retail giant, Walmart, announced that it will close 269 locations, including 154 locations across the United States. The Chicago Tribune states, "The announcement comes three months after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO Doug McMillon told investors that the world's largest retailer would review its fleet of stores with the goal of becoming more nimble in the face of increased competition from all fronts, including from online rival Amazon.com." (See the full article here).

Clearly, even the world's largest retailer still lays off thousands when it hits a hiccup. Here's the question: if you lost your job (assuming you work a job), what would you do? And how long could you live on your savings? Do you have another means of income? My suggestion is to at least look into a Plan B. More and more people all over the world are tapping into the home-based business profession (otherwise known as "network marketing"). Although biased, I strongly suggest at least looking into it for the following reasons:

Tremendous upside financial benefits versus minimal investment

No educational requirements

Phenomenal networking opportunities

Personal Development

Abundant tax benefits

​Whatever you do, this is just another wake up call that its time to do something. Why not find a way to fit a part time business into your schedule so that if the unthinkable happens, you have a backup plan. And what would life be like if one day your part time income out earned your full time income?

Think about it.

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